Aug. 14, 2012

Memorial Assistance Ministries
1625 Blalock Road
Houston, Texas 77080

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Description

The third session of the Employment Certification Program focuses on these topics in resume writing

  • The resume sifting process
    • step 1:  the optical scanner (use of keywords)
    • step 2:  the first sort (the executive summary)
    • step 3:  narrowing it down (the body of the resume)
    • step 4:  picking the winners (wordsmithing)
  • The cover letter

 

We will assemble at 4pm (sharp).  Here is the agenda:

  • 4:00pm       How the process works    Britt Cotter, volunteer instructor
  • 4:15pm       Finding the keywords           
  • 4:30pm       The Executive Summary
  • 5:00pm       The Hybrid Resume
  • 5:30pm       Word Choices  
  • 5:45pm       Mentoring Program         
  • 6:00pm       Q&A, Homework              Bob King

 

If you are interested in attending this or any of the ECP workshop series, please RSVP here and contact Bob King or Yolanda Bing.  While any client may attend, only pre-qualified clients may use it as credit towards MAM's employment certification program.


Featured Speakers

Speaker: Britt Cotter
Speaker Britt Cotter
Britt Cotter recently retired from his position as International Human Resources Manager at Marathon Oil Company.  He started his career as an HR generalist in Marathon’s Findlay, Ohio headquarters, and since then has worked in a variety of HR assignments, including stops in Jakarta, Lafayette, La., Findlay for a second …

Britt Cotter recently retired from his position as International Human Resources Manager at Marathon Oil Company.  He started his career as an HR generalist in Marathon’s Findlay, Ohio headquarters, and since then has worked in a variety of HR assignments, including stops in Jakarta, Lafayette, La., Findlay for a second time, and finally back to Houston.  Britt supported exploration and production, mergers and acquisitions, capital projects and corporate staff organizations.  He has also spent significant time in West Africa.


Britt still does some contract HR work for companies in the oil and gas industry, including Marathon Oil and Anadarko Petroleum.


Britt was raised in West Virginia, and holds degrees from West Virginia University in Business Administration and in Industrial Relations.  He is married and has three children.

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Organizer

Bob King


Date and Time

Tue, Aug. 14, 2012

4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
(GMT-0500) US/Central

Location

Memorial Assistance Ministries

1625 Blalock Road
Houston, Texas 77080

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Memorial Assistance Ministries

1625 Blalock Road
Houston, Texas 77080